Head Transplants and the True Self

This is a short interview on BBC local radio about the philosophical significance of head transplants. I try to explain to a sceptical interviewer what such transplants might reveal about the nature of the self and personal identity.

Cranks, Conspiracies, and the Hidden Self (2014)

This is a recording of the Mind lecture I gave in February 2014 at the University of Warwick. Anyone who gets a Mind Senior Research Fellowship is asked to give a lecture on their research at their home institution. I decided to try to outline some of the ideas of Self-Knowledge forHumans for a non-specialist audience. The talk lasts around 30 minutes and is followed by a short discussion with members of the audience. The lecture is mainly about self-ignorance, and uses the example of Oliver the conspiracy theorist who lacks a proper understanding of why he believes the things he believes about 9/11. The Nisbett and Wilson pantyhose experiment also puts in an appearance. I'm still working on self-ignorance and trying to develop the insights of my account in Self-Knowledge forHumans by focusing on the role of epistemic vices in the formation of our beliefs, desires and other attitudes.